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It’s important to be taking HIV treatment (ART) if you are breastfeeding your baby. This can dramatically reduce the risk to your baby.
You can find out more about feeding your baby in the question that has already been answered here:
http://i-base.info/qa/6656
I’ve breastfed my child for 2 weeks and I’m HIV positive. Will my child get infected?
Hi Mateddu – this website is best for checking interactions:
http://www.hiv-druginteractions.org
It shows that you can take both drugs together but to be cautious that levels of serouel might be lower. Please talk to your doctor about this so you can be carefully monitored.
Here is a link to the report on the interaction that you could take to your doctor.
http://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/downloads/ajd45jg-4er5-67oy-ur43-009ert.pdf?interaction_ids%5B%5D=71518&interaction_ids%5B%5D=71354&interaction_ids%5B%5D=71357&interaction_ids%5B%5D=69152&interaction_ids%5B%5D=68813&interaction_ids%5B%5D=69613&report_id=170716
Hey,am 47 years old,i have to start on my Tribuss in a week i was diagnosed in 2005,and my question is ,is it possible to take seroquel (quetiapine) medication for depression together with Tribuss?
Hi Catherine. Based on your CD4 count you are doing very well on your current treatment. The Truvada will also be working to treatment hepatitis B ans well as HIV. Having less fat or muscle is likely to be related to the first HIV meds that you used ten ro more years ago. It is very difficult to change these now. Please talk to your doctor about your weight,
thank you for sharing with me. I have taken HIV drugs for 13 years. many drug were changed because I have been failing to respond well. now I am on Truvada and Aluvia combination but am boney and skinny. my cd4 is 647 and hepatitis B positive what shall I do?
Hi, if both partner are positive and on treatment, the only risks are pregnancy or other STIs. It is okay to have sex togetyher and okay not to use condoms if this is what you prefer.
if both of u are hiv positive and taking treadment, are there risks from sexaul intercourse?
Pls talk to your doctor about your sexual health.
HIV drugs do not affect you sex drive or energy but other helath problems might cause this.
I have a problem I started taking arvs a year back my problem is my sexual systme is becoming low I runing short of intrest in sex why?